Nasreen

Nasreen is a 49-year-old married woman. She has been successfully running a small general store with her husband at the corner of her house. Her husband also assists her by purchasing stocks of goods from the market and dealing with customers by staffing the shop. Over time, they have become popular in their community for providing good quality products, and they make enough to meet the expenses of their six children.

Nasreen has requested a loan of PKR 20,000 to buy packs of salt, biscuits, and beverages to meet with the increasing demand at her store. She is expecting boost in her earnings and dreams of expanding her business in the future. She wishes to utilize part of her revenues to deal with personal expenses and to increase her business capital.

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About Kashf Foundation

Kashf Foundation is one of the leading microfinance providers in Pakistan, focused on expanding financial access for poor women across the country. The organization’s economic empowerment program has grown from 913 clients in 1999 to 284,653 clients as of May 2012, with a current outstanding portfolio of US$32 million.

Kashf has trained over 227,000 clients in basic financial literacy and systemized financial education since 2010, in addition to providing training in gender justice and empowerment to over 12,500 participants since 2011. This group includes clients, their husbands and adolescent boys in their communities.

Over the past 16 years, Kashf has disbursed an estimated 2 million loans. Today, it operates in 16 districts in Punjab province and 1 district in Sindh province through a network of 157 branches. It plans to open 19 new branches to cover all four of Pakistan’s provinces.